Wake Forest Athletics
Wake Forest Hosts VCU on Tuesday
9/23/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 23, 2013
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Demon Deacons Welcome the Rams
• Two Top-25 teams will be in action when Wake Forest hosts VCU on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Spry Stadium.
How to Catch the Games
• Wake Forest and VCU will be streamed live on WakeForestSports.com. Evan Lepler will have the call.
• In addition, live updates of the game can be found by following the team on Twitter (@WakeMSoccer).
Last Time Out
• Wake Forest dominated the play in the team's first-ever meeting against Pitt, defeating the Panthers 2-0 on the road on Saturday night.
• The Demon Deacons outshot the Panthers 23-6, including a 10-1 advantage in the first half alone.
• Michael Gamble got the Deacs on the board in the eighth minute on an assist from Luca Gimenez.
• Gamble then assisted on Andy Lubahn's goal in the 12th minute.
• Alec Ferrell made three saves in goal and earned his second shutout of the season.
• The win put Wake Forest atop the ACC standings by itself, as the Deacs are the only team with nine points through three conference games.
VCU Notes
• VCU lost to Coastal Carolina 1-0 in its last outing after giving up a goal to the Chanticleers just 56 seconds into the game.
• The Rams defeated Maryland 3-2 and Akron 1-0 earlier in the season, both of which are Wake Forest opponents this season as well.
• Kharlton Belmar and Devon Fisher have both scored two goals for VCU to lead the way, while Jose Manel and Juan Monge Solano each have two assists.
• Andrew Wells has played every minute in goal, saving 23 shots and posting a 1.29 goals against average.
Series History
• Wake Forest has never lost to VCU, owning a 4-0-2 all-time record against the Rams. That record includes a 2-0-2 for the Demon Deacons at Spry Stadium.
• The Deacs defeated the Rams 2-1 in the last meeting on Aug. 29, 2008 at the Nike Carolina Classic in Chapel Hill, N.C. Austin da Luz and Marcus Tracy provided the Wake Forest goals.
Next Up...
• Wake Forest will host in-state and ACC rival North Carolina on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Spry Stadium.
